Henry Merchant vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Henry Merchant
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Fred Whitfield posted the stronger offensive profile against Henry Merchant. Fred Whitfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .619) and slugging (.443 vs .288). Henry Merchant had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .308). By the career numbers, Fred Whitfield had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Henry Merchant and Fred Whitfield

Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
129
173.54
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
446
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
379
509.87
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
90
121.08
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
102.24
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.45
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
18.83
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
42.19
56.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
109
146.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
191.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
78.03
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
34
45.74
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
122.42
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
48.26
64.92
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.69
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
67.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.35
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.69
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
223
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.18
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.76
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.89
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Henry Merchant and Fred Whitfield

Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.28
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2630
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
876.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.61
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Henry Merchant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.18
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.05
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
2.86
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.232
2.232
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.4
82.4
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Merchant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0